kapea — meaning in English

English meaning

• narrow adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
• strait noun A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger seas or bodies of water.

Senses

kapea is used for these senses in English:

• narrow Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
• narrow Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
• strait (obsolete) Tight; close; tight-fitting.

narrow — full definition

1. adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
2. verb To make or become smaller in width or scope.
3. noun A narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies.

strait — full definition

1. noun A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger seas or bodies of water.
2. noun A difficult or distressing situation (usually plural: "dire straits").

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